[2019 “Toward a Better Life” Realist Fiction Writing Contest]
“With a soldier’s backbone, I’ll raise my fellow villagers’ hopes!”
“Only when you have the will can you gain wisdom. Give these mountains one more push, and we can make it through!”
Veteran He Song takes up a poverty-alleviation post in Zhao Wopeng. He leads the villagers in building roads and schools, protecting the environment, and developing production, gradually bringing their scattered hearts together. By drawing on poverty-alleviation policies, securing projects, improving living conditions, and promoting cultural tourism, he becomes the villagers’ guide to escaping poverty and building prosperity. He leads them in developing green industries and improving public services, gradually helping them overcome poverty and achieve a better life.
